2010-10-29 Friday Newsi Thank You
I Election Day is just a few days away and those who have stepped
forward with a willingness to serve need to be thanked. It takes
courage to put your name on a ballot and be judged by your
A • ♦ 4 community. With that in mind a big thank you goes out to Sandra
Krebsbach and Jill Smith for their willingness to serve as our next
mayor. In addition Ultan Duggan, Sally Lorberbaum and Liz Petschel
October 29 2010 are thanked for their desire to serve our community as city council
members. No matter what the results are on Tuesday, all of you are
community members that we can be proud of. We hope your
campaigns have taught you a thing or two about Mendota Heights
and people have stepped forward and said thanks for running!
FGreen Guide now the Recycling and Disposal Guide
For years, residents have referred to the Green Guide distributed by Dakota County
REnvironmental Management to find out where to properly dispose of household
waste. The county has decided to rename this resource the Recycling and Disposal
Guide. The content will be the same, county staff just felt the new name is more
descriptive and easier for web surfers to find.
The Recycling and Disposal Guide is a one-stop source for information on disposal of
D everyday waste, as well as those things we sometimes hang onto for too long like
electronics, household hazardous waste, paints, etc. The electronic format allows
county staff to keep the resource up-to-date on local service providers and special
Aevents at The Recycling Zone on Dodd Road, just south of Highway 55.
The guide can be found on the Dakota County web page and all Dakota County
Yresidents will receive a mailing regarding the change in the next couple of weeks.
New Mendakota Playground Equipment
Mendakota Park recently received a new piece of equipment, a play structure suitable
N for two to five year old children, designed to compliment the larger play system at the
park. Work crews had difficulty keeping families off of the equipment during the
construction process. The project also included replacement of the poured -in-place
Erubber surfacing to make the equipment fully accessible for all of our residents and
guests.
W Thank you goes out the Parks and Recreation Commission for their input into the
design and selection of this new equipment. Please check out the park and the new
equipment when you have time.
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City Council Meeting
Next week's city council meeting will still be held on Tuesday, but will not start until 8:30
p.m. due to the election. The agenda will be light but there will still be a meeting. The
meeting will be televised and start as close to 8:30 p.m. as possible.
October 29, 2010
Winter Parking Rules
Our winter parking rules will go into effect on Monday, November 1, 2010. There is no parking
on city streets between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. November 1st through March 31st. If the city
issues a snow emergency it will be broadcast on all public media outlets. During a snow
emergency there is no parking on a city street until it is plowed curb to curb. Abiding by these
rules will enable city staff to keep the streets clear of snow and ice which makes the streets safe
to travel on throughout the winter. The 2009-2010 snow season was an excellent example of
how the Public Works crews were able to keep the streets clear benefitting all of us all winter
long. If you have questions on the winter parking rules please contact the Police or Public Works
Departments.
A Busy Few Days
This will be a busy weekend around Mendota Heights. On Saturday, City Hall will be open from
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for absentee voting. Sunday will feature the annual bonfire and trick or
treating around the neighborhoods. Please watch out for the kids in the streets if you are driving
on Sunday afternoon and evening. Finally, Tuesday will end the election season for 2010 with
voters going to the polls to cast their votes. City Hall will be busy all day with voting from 7:00
a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and a City Council meeting scheduled for 8:30 p.m. Enjoy the busy weekend
and remember to vote on Tuesday.
Dates To Remember
Halloween Bonfire
Election Day
City Council Meeting
Canvassing Meeting
Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting
Airport Relations Commission Meeting
Veterans Day (City Offices Closed)
10-31-2010
11-2-2010
11-2-2010
8:30 p.m.
11-5-2010
4:30 p.m.
11-9-2010
6:30 p.m.
11-10-2010
7:00 p.m.
11-11-2010
Attachments
Just The Facts, The Pipeline, City Council Meeting Agenda, Pre -Application Meeting Synopsis
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The month of October focused Officers statewide/nationwide on
Heights
traffic safety with a seat belt usage campaign. The enforcement
wave ran from October 8 to the 28 during that time frame MH
Police
Officers wrote 64 seatbelt citations during dedicated shifts.
Department
Sergeant Garlock and Officer Fordham attend the Toward Zero
Support
Death Traffic Safety Conference in St Paul. MHPD OFFICERS
Staff
ESTIMATE OVER 95% SEATBELT USAGE IN MENDOTA
Kim Henning
HEIGHTS, MENDOTA AND LILYDALE. CONGRATUALTIONSIII
Sandie Ristine
Susan Donovan
Cathy Ransom
HALLOWF—BONFIRE
Becky Pentel
Police Officers
Jerry Murphy
Please use extra caution and drive safely on Sunday as there will
Scott Patrick
be little ghosts and goblins running wild. The annual Halloween
John Larrive
Bonfire is Sunday, October 31St from 5 to 9:00 pm behind the
Bobby Lambert
Tanner Spicer
plaza at Dodd and Hwy 110 . . . look for the glow. The Fire
ToddRosse
Department will be serving hot dogs and refreshments while
Chad Winson
keeping an eye on the fire. Feel free to stop by and say hi.
Jeff VonFeldt
Denise Urmann
Michael Shepard
Medical Friday 1703 hours
Peyton Fleming
Officer Urmann responded to a 12 year old girl who had fallen off
Jenny Fordham
a playground slide and injured her back. The young girl was
School Resource
transported to Children's Hospital by HealthEast medics.
Officer
Steven Meyer
Fleeing / DWI Saturday 0236 hours
Investigations
Officer Shepard attempted to stop a vehicle for speeding on
Mario Reyes
Mendota Heights Road. After activating his lights and siren the
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Sergeants
vehicle fled from him. The suspect darted into a neighborhood
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Neil Garlock
and fled on foot from his vehicle. A DCSO K-9 unit, along with
Brian Convert'
officers from Eagan and Inver Grove Heights assisted in the
Eric Petersen
search for the suspect. About 1.5 hours later, the suspect
Reserves
showed up at his residence in MH, where officers were waiting
Randy Pentel
Gino Messina
for him. He was taken into custody and later booked into the
Jesse Mettner
Dakota County Jail for Felony Fleeing Police, DWI, and
Andrew Quinlan
Underage Consumption of Alcohol.
Chief
Mike
Trash Collectors Saturday 0923 hours
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Officer Patrick responded to the MHPD lobby to meet a woman
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who found some construction pylons at the end of her driveway. The complainant
brought the pylons to MHPD to turn over to Officer Patrick. Officer Patrick noted no
markings or labels were on the pylons to return to the owner, as well as being in poor
condition. The pylons were disposed of at MHPD.
Fraud Sunday 1024 hours
Caller reported that she was notified by the bank of two possible fraudulent
transactions actions on their account. The account was already closed by the time
they were notified. The victim could only think of two fast food places where the card
was used in immediate proximity to the fraud. Both transactions were cancelled so
there was no loss. Credit card companies have developed sophisticated algorithms
that run constantly on all card uses and as people develop standard purchasing
patterns they watch for deviation and turn over suspicious activity to their customer
service or fraud departments to follow up. Some are great for law enforcement and
customers to work with and some are far more challenging.
Loud Party Sunday 0302 hours
Officer VonFeldt was dispatched to a local hotel on several loud, intoxicated persons
in the pool area, which was closed. Officer VonFeldt advised all parties to return to
their rooms for the evening or reservations would be made for them at detox.
A Sign of the Times Monday 0647 hours
Person called to report a pile of garbage left on the street it included an old
television. When times are tough the public works crew is often left cleaning up old
appliances, furniture and trash when it is tossed on the side of the road. This is the
second complaint in as many weeks. Fortunately for the City, the first pile was
dumped on private property and the owner was stuck with the clean up bill.
Weather Tuesday 1700 hours
MHPD officers took over 20 calls for service due to the extremely windy conditions
on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Calls for service included downed power
lines, downed trees which were blocking roads, alarms due to power outages, and an
injury crash at Hwy 110 and Dodd Road due to no semaphore lights working. Our
Reserves were called in to assist with traffic control on Hwy 110, as well as several
WSP Reserves. Power remained out in several neighborhoods until late Wednesday
afternoon or early evening.
Paper Service Wednesday 0812 hours
Caller reported there was a car in their driveway blocking. When Officer John Larrive
arrived he found a civil process server waiting for the resident to come out so civil
court documents could be issued. Caller was served and the man left immediately.
Parking Complaints Wednesday 1837 hours
Officer Todd Rosse received a call about construction equipment parked in front of a
home. The caller also wanted to complain that a neighbor had a small trailer parked
in the driveway. Officer Rosse referred the trailer complaint to code enforcement and
attempted to contact the construction company. They did not answer a detailed
message that was left about the 24 hour parking and parking of commercial vehicles
in a residential area.
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Police fight pawnshop 'deregulation' owner of Pawn America to change the way
police track stolen property throughout
Minnesota.
Richard Tsong-Taatarii , Star Tribune
Shawn Mathison of Savage checked out an ATV at
the Pawn America store in Burnsville, where
licensing fees have been slashed by the City
Council.
The owner of a pawnshop chain
wants change statewide. But police
chiefs say his proposals could make
it harder to recover stolen property.
By JOY POWELL, Star Tribune
Last update: October 27, 2010 - 11:55 PM
Police chiefs are blasting a proposal by the
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Brad Rixmann, owner of the chain, said
ordinance changes made in Burnsville could
be a model for what he'd like to see
statewide.
After a long push by Rixmann, the Burnsville
City Council has slashed his pawnshop
licensing fee from $10,000 to $100 and
ended a $2.50 per -transaction fee the
business was paying to help maintain a
database of pawnshop information that
police share.
And under a new ordinance, fewer kinds of
merchandise will be tracked as it is pawned
and resold.
Burnsville Police Chief Bob Hawkins and
other chiefs are contacting law agencies and
policymakers statewide, saying they believe
restrictions on Burnsville's investigative
capabilities and Rixmann's other suggestions
could make stolen property harder to
recover.
"Obviously, he had some success in
Burnsville, and.he was trying to take that on
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Rixmann, however, says the changes won't
hamper police, and he said he's long helped
law enforcement solve crimes.
He says pawnshops have been unfairly
singled out in the second-hand retail
industry, and that others should be
monitored as well -- as Burnsville is
preparing to do soon with some jewelry,
camera, antiques and other shops that resell
merchandise.
Pawn America has 22 stores, mostly in
Minnesota but also in Wisconsin, North
Dakota and South Dakota. Rixmann said he'll
keep helping police, and that with more kinds
of resellers monitored, more crimes can be
solved.
"We are doing everything right, and other
people are doing things right as well,"
Rixmann said. "We just all need to work
together to advance the ball in the right
direction."
Many police leaders aren't convinced. In
August, the Dakota County Chiefs of Police
Association distributed a letter to
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governmental leaders, saying the change that
Rixmann lobbied for in Burnsville has
jeopardized police officers' ability to
investigate crimes and shifted tens of
thousands of dollars in fees to taxpayers.
Hawkins said the ordinance that took effect
July 1 "restricts" pawnshop regulation.
Before the change, Burnsville police tracked
just about anything pawned. Now, many
items, including sporting goods, are no
longer regulated or entered into the
monitoring software. The city opted to
monitor only goods most likely to be stolen:
jewelry, precious metals, firearms, audio -
video equipment, office equipment and some
power tools.
"In general, there is less regulation of the
pawn shops," said Burnsville Police Capt. Eric
Werner. "They are reporting fewer
transactions, and the expense for the
transaction is now borne by the city as
opposed to a fee that is passed through the
pawnshops or second-hand goods industry
to their customers."
How to track property?
Hawkins and others say they were most
frustrated about a change Rixmann
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suggested but Burnsville police fought off. He
suggested that the city switch from a
database used by Minnesota and Wisconsin
police to a private Texas firm that sells
software also used to track pawn -shop
inventories.
"You had this business coming in, working to
eliminate licensing fees and transaction fees
-- and then took it upon themselves to write
a draft ordinance that eliminated my
authority to choose what I thought was the
best resource to monitor them," Hawkins
said.
Rixmann said he was offering an option that's
less costly than the Automated Pawn System
(APS), the database of pawn information that
police share electronically in Minnesota and
Wisconsin. Minneapolis owns the software
and bills cities for each transaction, and they
in turn typically bill the pawnshops.
Most cities add onto the $1 fee that
Minneapolis has been charging. In Burnsville,
that added up to $2.50 per transaction,
which Rixmann paid. Of that, $1.50 went into
the city's general fiend. Burnsville recently got
the $l fee dropped to 60 cents -- which the
city will now pay to Minneapolis.
APS, developed by Minneapolis police in the
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1990s, has helped solve crimes by linking
pawned goods to suspects. Hawkins pointed
to cases in his city: a 2003 church arson and
a 2008 arson that came after a Burnsville
man was nearly stabbed and burned to death
during a home invasion.
Rixmann wants cities to consider using
LeadsOnline, the service based in Dallas.
Operating as his governmental liaison in
meetings, including with the state public
safety officials, has been Dan Kealey, a
Burnsville City Council member who works
for Pawn America. Kealey recused himself
from voting on the issue in his city.
LeadsOnline says on its website that it is the
nation's largest online investigation system
used to solve crimes, with more than 200
million records used by more than 1,300 law
enforcement agencies.
But Hawkins said if Burnsville had switched,
its police would have been unable to share
information with other Minnesota police
agencies, He worried that companies'
vulnerable information might not be secure,
and that his officers would be able to access
less information overall.
"No one here in Minnesota that I know of
uses LeadsOnline," said West St. Paul Police
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Chief Bud Shaver, president of the Dakota
County Chiefs of Police Association. "We like
APS. We don't want to change APS."
Rixmann said he's long worked to legitimize
the pawn industry. He said he's paid a
$10,000 licensing fee because of one word
-- pawn -- and the stigma that goes with it.
He added that he helped Minneapolis police
start APS, which he said became a million -
dollar industry, and an expense to his
business.
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Public Works
Engineering
Code Enforcement
Public Works
The Pipeline
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The Parks Crew serviced equipment. They also washed and waxed trucks.
Downed trees and limbs from the storm were cleaned up and cut up from
the parks. There were downed trees in Valley Park, Wentworth Park and
Rogers Lake. Leaves were mulched as needed.
Rich provided and operated the jet for the water tower tank cleaning. The
power went out at 8:OOpm, Tuesday and at 2:15am Wednesday at the
Culligan, Veronica, Centre Pointe and Lilydale lift station. The generator
was run at the lift stations. Batteries were changed on the trailer mounted
generator. He also attended pesticide applicators recertification school.
The Streets Crew installed news signs and posts. No outlet signs and crime
watch signs were installed at the beginning of Victory Avenue, Kendon Lane,
Furlong Avenue, Lakeview Drive and at the Augusta Shores development.
Pearson Bros. brought in sweepers and swept up leaves along curbs and
gutters. The bonfire brush pile was pushed up. Dakota County
Communication Center called to report a large willow tree blocking Victoria
Curve. There were also trees down that were blocking roads in the Bunker
Hills area. Willow tree branches were cleared off Lexington Avenue.
Engineering
Highway 55/Mendota Heights Road Intersection - Private utilities have been
relocated allowing the contractor to begin work on the street. Pavement
has been removed and new storm sewer installed east of TH 55. Pavement
has been removed, the road expansion is being graded and compacted, and
the gravel base installation has begun. New storm sewer is being installed
and new curb and gutter installation is scheduled to begin today (10/29).
The first lift of asphalt is expected late next week along with remaining
Right -of -Way grading and possible seeding. As always weather will
determine the amount of work that can be accomplished and will largely
drive the construction schedule. Residents should be aware of traffic
revisions at this intersection due to construction through the end of
December.
Water Tower Rehabilitation - The new strobe lights on top of the water
tower have been turned on signaling the completion of the project. The
contractor is cleaning up the site and we anticipate final billing being
processed in November. Saint Paul Regional Water Service is now
responsible for maintenance of the water tower, but the City is retaining
ownership of the facility.
2011 Street Reconstruction Project (Wagon Wheel Trail) - Staff held an
information neighborhood meeting on the upcoming project on Thursday
(10/28) evening at the Holy Family Church on Lexington, across form City
Hall. Roughly 40 residents attended. After a short presentation from Staff,
residents asked questions and voiced their concerns. Most of the concerns
centered around speed and/or volume of traffic, storm water drainage, trail
construction, stop signs, and assessment valuation and payment. This
information will be presented as part of the formal Public Hearing before
City Council Public Hearing is scheduled for the November 16th
Council meeting. Notices will be sent to the affected property owners
informing them of the Public Hearing. Project is proposed to reconstruct
Wagon Wheel Trail from Lexington Avenue to Dodd Road, install storm
sewer with curb & gutter, and provide for a pedestrian trail along the length
of the project. Also proposed are the rehabilitation (mill & overlay) of Alice
Lane, Rodgers Court, and Swan Court, along with improvements to Rogers
Lake Park.
2011 Water Rate Increase - Saint Paul Regional Water Service has notified
the City that the Board of Water Commissioners has approved a proposed
rate increase for 2011. The proposed increase is roughly 5.45% over the
existing rate. The rate increase will need to be approved by the Saint Paul
City Council. The Council will meet on Wednesday November 3rd at their
Council Chambers (3rd floor, City Hall/Courthouse, 15 West Kellogg
Boulevard) beginning at 5:30pm.
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
November 2, 2010 — 8:30 P.M.
Mendota Heights City Hall
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Agenda Adoption
5. Approval of the October 19, 2010 City Council Minutes
6. Consent Calendar
a. Acknowledgement of the Minutes from the October 26, 2010 Planning
Commission Meeting
b. Acknowledgement of the October 2010 Building Activity Report
c. Approval of Change Orders on Garage Door Coating Project at the Fire Hall
d. Approval of Tobacco Licenses
e. Approval of Seasonal Staff Pay Matrix
f. Approval of Seasonal Skating Instructor Job Posting and Position Description
g. Approval of Employment of Seasonal Hires
h. Adoption of Resolution No. 10-90: "RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 2011
PAY CLASSIFICATION PLAN FOR NON-UNION EMPLOYEES"
i. Approval of Contractors List
j. Approval of Claims List
7. Public Comments
8. Unfinished and New Business
a. Case No. 10-30: Daniel and Jodi Saltzman, 1921 Glenhill Road, critical area
permit to enclose an existing second floor deck to add to the square footage on
the second floor of their home. Resolution No. 10-91: "A RESOLUTION
APPROVING A CRITICAL AREA PERMIT FOR AN ADDITION AT
1921 GLENHILL ROAD"
b. Case No. 10-31: Richard Nelson, 796 Havenview Court, wetland permit for a
fence. Resolution No. 10-92: "A RESOLUTION APPROVING A
WETLAND PERMIT FOR A FENCE AT 796 HAVENVIEW COURT"
c. Case No. 10-32: Robert and Katherine Thompson, 979 Caren Court, critical area
permit for a fence. Resolution No. 10-93: "A RESOLUTION APPROVING A
CRITICAL AREA PERMIT FOR A FOUR FOOT TALL FENCE AT 979
CAREN COURT"
d. 2253 and 2263 Waters Drive Building Permit
9. Council Comments
10. Adiourn
Auxiliary aids for persons with disabilities are available upon request at least 120 hours in advance. If a
notice of less than 120 hours is received, the City of Mendota Heights will make every attempt to provide the
aids, however, this may not be possible on short notice. Please contact City Administration at 651-452-1850
with requests. This meeting is being taped by NDC4 (651-450-9891) and will replay on Friday at 1:00 p.m.
and 7:00 p.m. on the NDC4 Government Channel 18.
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
AAAr_o_� MEMO
DATE: October 26, 2010
TO: City Council, Commission Members, and City Administrator
FROM: Jake Sedlacek, Assistant to the City Administratof�r\S
SUBJECT: Pre -Application Meeting Synopsis
There was no planning meeting on October 11, 2010 due to a lack of appointments.
Staff met with five potential planning applicants on Monday, October 25, 2010. Steve
Grittman, John Mazzitello and Jake Sedlacek were present.
Amy Kamarainen — concept: theatre and event hall
Ms. Kamarainen is seeking a location for a 500 seat theatre that would also be used as an event
center, somewhere near ISD 196. Ms. Kamarainen has a small business offering drama
programs to local elementary schools, and has had difficulty locating an appropriately sized
theatre for shows. Staff answered a number of questions about code, and provided Ms.
Kamarainen instructions on how to submit a code amendment, as her ideal location requires a
modification to the 1 -industrial zone to allow the event center. Ms. Kamarainen is considering
submittal for the November Planning Commission meeting.
Lansing Shepard, Jay and Becky Debertin, re 2155 Delaware
Jay and Becky Debertin are in conversations with the Shepard family about the potential
purchase of 2155 Delaware. The two parties met with staff to discuss how code applies to the
site as a single family residential property zoned as Rl-A. The site is currently existing -
nonconforming, and can be transferred as it is. There was also conversation about utilities, and
potential site improvements. Staff thanked the parties for coming in to get versed on code so
early in the process.
Victor Pearlbachs, re 680 Hwy 110, MH United Church of Christ)
Mr. Pearlbachs, along with church staff presented concept plans for an expansion of the church
at 680 Hwy 110. The expansion is being considered as a means to free up space for the on-site
childcare facility. Staff reviewed the conditional use permit submission requirements, and
discussed alternatives for utility service to the site, which is surrounded by the undeveloped
Dodge Nature Center property. The church still needs to discuss the concept plan as a
congregation — if it is supported at that level, submission of the conditional use permit is
anticipated for the January Planning Commission meeting.
Denny Trooien, 1110 Hwy 110, Mendota Corporate Center
Mr. Trooien presented staff with plans for parking lot expansion in order to accommodate Brown
College, which will move from their current location to the 2" a floor of the Mendota Corporate
Center (MCC) next year. Staff reviewed the concept parking plan, and provided feedback on
permitting requirements and stormwater concerns. The proposed plan shows parking area
crossing a lot line, into property Mr. Trooien also owns immediately north of the MCC. Planner
Grittman noted that City Code does allow for joint parking facilities and that this proposal meets
code requirements. No planning application is necessary; the applicant will work with staff for
necessary permits.
Mike and Bill Heine, re. 1054 Sibley Memorial Hwy
Mike Heine was recently cited for a code violation for storing three commercial vehicles at his
residential property at Sibley Memorial Hwy and Mayfield Heights Rd. City Code allows one
commercial vehicle between 3,000 and 9,000 gross vehicle weight (gvw) to be stored on site in
the residential district. However, such a vehicle would need to be stored in a garage.
Mr. Heine was hoping to find a way to allow at least one of the vehicles to be stored on-site, but
the three vehicles (two mini -busses and a panel truck) all exceed 9,000 gvw. As such, none of
the vehicles are allowed to be stored in a residential zone. Staff noted that while this condition
has existed for some time now, the City enforces code issues on a complaint basis, and only
recently received a complaint. No planning action is anticipated at this time.